Lesser false vampire bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the lesser false vampire bat lives – recorded in 5 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Megaderma spasma
Group	Bats
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	5 countries
Continents	Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Megadermatidae

Where does the lesser false vampire bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the lesser false vampire bat in 5 countries and territories across Asia.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the lesser false vampire bat endangered?

The lesser false vampire bat’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the lesser false vampire bat?

The lesser false vampire bat (Megaderma spasma) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Megadermatidae, genus Megaderma. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the lesser false vampire bat

The lesser false vampire bat (Megaderma spasma) is a bat found in South Asia and Southeast Asia from Sri Lanka and India in the west to Indonesia and the Philippines in the east. They live in caves and tree hollows. They are insectivorous.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Lesser false vampire bat (revision 1381116830), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q2358905 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).